Erin Feis Returns to Peoria Riverfront This Weekend

The festival offers an impressive lineup of music, with bands performing on three different stages throughout the weekend. Also on offer: The Highland Games, featuring traditional athletic contests like the Caber Toss and the Braemar Stone.

Kenny tells us about the planning that goes into scheduling the entertainment for the festival -- it usually starts a year ahead of time. She also reflects on how Erin Feis has grown over the years.

This year, Erin Feis is welcoming a group of visitors from Clonmel, Peoria's sister city in Ireland. This is the 20th year of the sister-city relationship between the two communities. A delegeation from Peoria will visiting Clonmel next month.

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